Adding a quiet spike nose probe (lower right) and boom control tail bump (lower left) helped Comac meet its sonic boom target.
Credit: Comac via Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica
China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry. A study published in China details the design and the challenges that are still to be overcome. The study raises the possibly that China could be first to field a supersonic aircraft using boom...
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